File 06 - Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship, Harvard University

The Master and Fellows together form the corporate body of the College. The Master is the head of the College and its administrative governor. He/She is an ex officio member of all College committees and is responsible for the general supervision of the College and enforcement of its laws. He/She also represents the College in its dealings with the University and other external bodies.

The Master's office, also served as the Registrary's office until 1996. A number of files reflect this dual function, particularly the personnel files for fellows and the general administrative files.

(See J. Venn et al., Gonville and Caius College Biographical History, 8 volumes (Cambridge, 1898 - 1998) and C. N. L. Brooke, A History of Gonville and Caius College (Boydell Press, 1996) for lists of the Masters of the College and histories of individual masterships)